Hold'em table

2c4s offsuit is one of the weakest hands; on the button facing a 100 bet with two players still to act behind, folding is the disciplined choice.

Q5o is too weak to play out of position against the big blind, making an easy fold.

Holding 62o on the button, this hand has virtually no playability or showdown value, making an easy fold.

With the button folded, completing the small blind costs only 50 chips. This hand is weak, but the price is favorable heads-up.

Ace-x suited-ish hand (A2o) is a decent hand heads-up against a limping small blind; raising for value and to take initiative in position-less spot with a modest 3bb size.

Eight-five offsuit is too weak to defend against a big-blind raise, especially out of position.

Pocket queens are a premium preflop hand. Raising to three big blinds builds the pot for value and discourages the blinds from seeing a cheap flop.

AK offsuit is a premium hand; from the small blind facing a button open to 300 with the big blind still to act, a 3-bet to 1100 builds the pot with a strong hand and gets out of position with initiative.

Holding 6s 2h in the big blind facing an open and a 3-bet is an effortless fold.

Pocket queens are strong enough to four-bet for value against a small-blind three-bet. Raising to 2700 builds the pot while retaining position postflop.

AKo is strong against a button 4-bet range; calling 1600 to win a 3900 pot keeps dominated hands in and avoids bloating the pot out of position when we are often behind QQ+ and sometimes ahead of bluffs. A call is reasonable in a 3-handed game where the button's range is wide. Post-flop playability is good. Shoving risks a lot against a range that mostly beats us or is flipping.

Top pair top kicker on a dry K-high flop in a 4-bet pot. Villain's range is heavy on AA, KK and AK, but I still want value from QQ, JJ and the AQ-type hands. A bet of about a third of the pot builds it while keeping my stack-off decisions manageable.

QQ has enough showdown value to call this flop bet, but raising risks committing against a king. Calling keeps weaker hands and bluffs in while I assess the turn in position.

Trip kings with top kicker on a paired board; the opponent 4-bet preflop and called the flop, so I bet for value at about a third of the pot.

Queens still beat plausible hands such as jacks, tens, and missed draws. The price is good enough to call, while raising would likely keep stronger hands in and discourage bluffs.

I have trips kings with an ace kicker, and the board is 3s 8c Ks Kc Jd. Seat_3 called a lot of bets and 3-bet preflop, so it could hold AA or QQ, or KJ for a full house. My hand beats most of its range, so I shove for value with the pot at 15100 and 2500 behind. Betting is better than checking because worse hands like Kx, JJ, or pairs can call.}

Calling 2500 into a 17600-chip pot requires only about 12% equity. My queens can still beat some bluffs and overplayed weaker pairs, so folding is too tight.

7h4h is a weak offsuit-connector-ish hand and calling out of position against two players with blinds behind is marginal; folding is a safe, low-cost choice.

52o is extremely weak and plays terribly out of position, making it a trivial fold from the small blind.

K2o is too weak to open even from the button in a 3-handed game.

With the button folded, calling 50 more gives 9-5 offsuit a cheap chance to play heads-up against the big blind.

QTs is a strong hand heads-up against a limping small blind, so raising for value and initiative is better than checking. A modest 3x raise keeps the pot manageable if I'm behind.

9-5 offsuit is too weak to defend out of position against a raise to 300.

Q3 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button against two players at 100 big blinds.

2-8 offsuit is one of the weakest hands. Calling 50 more heads-up out of position against the big blind is a marginal call at best, and folding avoids playing a weak hand out of position.